KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA ASHOK NAGAR, CHENNAI – 83

X – MATHS : PRACTICE PAPER – 1 (GROUP – B ): 24 – 12 – 2017

Time allowed : 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80

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SECTION – A ( 6× 1 = 6 )

1. Given that L.C.M. of (150,100) = 300, find H.C.F. (150,100).

2. Is x = 2 a zero of polynomial x3 – x2 – x + 1?
3. For what value of k, are the roots of the quadratic equation: kx 2 + 4x + 1 = 0 equal and real?

4. Find the next term of the A.P. √2, √8, √18,………..

5. Find the distance between the points (cos𝜃, -sin𝜃) , (- cos𝜃, sin𝜃).
6. Write the value of sin2 60˚ + sin2 21˚.

SECTION – B ( 6× 2 = 1 2 )
7. Find the sum of the first 40 positive integers divisible by 6 .

8. A box contains cards numbered 11 to 123 . A card is drawn at random from the box . Find the
probability that the number on drawn card is an square number and a multiple of 7 .
9. A box contains 12 balls of which some red in colour .If 6 more red balls are put in the box and a
ball is drawn at random, the probability of drawing a red ball doubles than what it was before.
Find the number of red balls in the bag.
10. Find the values of k if the quadratic equations 3x2 –k√3 𝑥 + 4 = 0 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑠.
11. Find the values of k for which the pair of linear equations k x + k y =k²and x + k y =1 have
infinitely many solutions.
12. If the mid-point of the line joining ( 3, 4 ) and ( 13, 7 ) is ( x, y ) and 2 x + 2 y + 1 = 0, find the
value of k.
SECTION – C ( 10×3 = 30 )
13. Prove that in two concentric circles, the chord of the larger circle, which touches the smaller circle, is
bisected at the point of contact.

14. In a quadrilateral ABCD, B = 900 . If AD2 = AB2 + BC2 + CD2, prove that  ACD  900 .

15. On dividing a polynomial p(x)= x 3 – 3 x 2 + x + 2 by another polynomial g(x) ,the quotient

and the remainder were x – 2 and – 2 x + 4 respectively , find g(x).
16. Find the HCF of 420 and 272 by Euclid`s algorithm.
17. Prove that √5 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 .
18. Yash scored 40 marks in a test getting 3 marks for each right answer and losing 1 mark for
each wrong answer . Had 4 marks been awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks been
deducted for each incorrect answer, then Yash would have scored 50 marks . How many
questions were there in the test?
19. Find the median of the following data.
Classes 50 – 60 60 – 70 70 – 80 80 – 90 90 – 100
Frequency 6 5 9 12 6

2 2 5
20. Find cosec2 58° - 3 cot 58˚ tan 32˚ - 3 tan 13˚tan 45˚tan 53˚tan 77˚.
3

21. Find the area of the quadrilateral whose vertices, taken in order ( – 4 , – 2 ) , ( – 3 , – 5 ) ,
(3, – 2 ) and ( 2, 3 ).
𝐴𝑃 3
22. If P divides the join at A( – 2 , 2 ) and B( 2, – 4 ) such that = , find the coordinates of P.
𝐴𝐵 7

SECTION – D ( 8×4 = 32 )
23. State and prove Basic Proportionality Theorem.
24. Draw a pair of tangents to a circle of radius 5 cm which are inclined to each other at an angle of 600.
25. A quadrilateral is drawn to circumscribe a circle . Prove that the sums of opposite sides are equal.
26. How many terms of the AP 9, 17, 25………….must be taken to give a sum of 636.
 2x 1  x 3  1
27. Solve for x : 2   3   5, x   3,
 x 3   2x 1 2
10 2 15 5
28. Solve for x and y :   4 and   2.
x y x y x y x y
29. From the top of a 7m high building , the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 60˚ and the
angle of depression of the foot of the tower is 30˚. Find the height of the tower.
30. The following table shows the ages of the patients admitted in a hospital during a year.
Find the mode and mean of the data given above. Compare and interpret the two measures of central
tendency.
Age in years 5 – 15 15 – 25 25 – 35 35 – 45 45 – 55 55 – 65
Number of patients 6 11 21 23 14 5

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